LCB Profile
Charles Gaa
Assistant Professor
Office phone: 541-346-3140
E-mail: cgaa@lcbmail.uoregon.edu
Department: Finance
Office: 383 Lillis
Degree History
Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 2009
M.A., University of Alberta, 1999
B.A., Queen's University, 1996
Current Projects:
"Asymmetric Attention to Good and Bad news and the Neglected Firm Effect in Stock Returns"
"The Impact of Predictability in Financial News Media Coverage"
"Firm Visibility, Investor Behavior, and the Information Content of Product Market Advertising"
General Research Areas:
Empirical asset pricing, market efficiency, and information environments
Biography
Professor Gaa's research interests include tests of market efficiency, information environments, and the role of investor attention in financial markets. Charles was employed as a senior analyst at the Bank of Canada prior to pursuing his doctoral studies.
